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King David Kālakaua: Royal Folklorist

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VHP’s Newest Online Exhibit: “Equality of Treatment and Opportunity”

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When a song became a road map: the Tom Hoskins collection and Mississippi John Hurt

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Caught My Ear: The Ballad of J. B. Marcum

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The Homecoming of the James Madison Carpenter Collection: A Transatlantic Collaboration

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Folklife at the International Level: Recent Developments in Protecting Traditional Cultural Expressions

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Don’t Play in Mixed Company: Audio Correspondence from the United States’ Wars

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Food from the Forest: Some Native Fruit and Nut Trees

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AFC’s James Madison Carpenter Collection Is Online